Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-26
PRODUCE.
Wheeling.

The demand for butter has improved, and
stock Is limited. Eggs are in good de-
mand and firm in price, owing 10 scarcity.
Good poultry is scarce with prices the
same. A few spring chickens are coming,
but not enough to Justify quotations. The
demand for apples has improved, with
very few in the market.
The demand for green stuff is
slow. Good stock is sold mp pretty
close TO the supply, but ordinary
sun hangs on and is slow selling. The
prices quoted below are wholesale fig
ures and all green stuff Is home raised,
except cucumbers, cabbage ana new
potatoes. The quotations are changed
on Tuesdays and Fridays. hut the market
is liable to fluctuations between those
days.
Butter-Dcmand fair; country choice
BE; good country 9allc; common 5a6c;
supply heavy.
Beans New handpicked navy 81 3Oa1 A.
per bushel demand good; supply light.
Dried Fruit-New evapnrated pared
epaChcS 3OI55c; impaired do l5al7C; raSp-
berries Observation-Disclosures 9alOcnew sun
dried apples, quartcrcd, 2ia3c, sliced ia5c;
peaches, new halves, 63a7c; do quarters =
a6c;do pared l5alScpittrd cherries l2al3c;
new rrapOrated apples lOal2c. Market on
dried fruit nominal; demand moderate.
Checse-SalrS in a iOhhing way of prime
mild Ohio factory at s!c; New York LA
be; Sweitzer l2al3c; Limhcrgcr 9alOc.
EggS--Strictly fresh stock at lOallc
per doz. =; supply light and demand good.
Feathers Choice, 5Oa55C, IN original
packages; 4a5c more in small lots.
Honey Choice white clover, l3alic,
choice huckwheat, l2al4c.
Potatoes 5Oc per bushel; demand
fair; supply light; new Florida s. 80 Ia
q IN per barrel; louiSianas s. 80; demand
good; supply light.
POultry-Live chickens, old s. 25a3 80
per dozen; dressed chickens ~ to l2c per
pound; turkeys, live 7aSc, dressed 9allc
per pound; ducks, live So OOa3 80 per
doz.; dressed, l0al2c; dressed geese, GaSC
per pound; demand good, supply fair.
Rass-Steady at tai &C. for white mixed
cotton; la!!c for all wool and Halle for
mixed.
Sceds-Cloyer, per MIshel, 81 5Oa5 90;
timothy, per bushcl, 81 lUa2 - Extra
clean blue grass, SOc; orchard grass, 81 to;
red top, GOcper buShcl. Market very quiet.
Lard-Country prime, 6!a7c; demand
fair.
Apples Green, per Dbl. choice new,
~ 75a3 30; demand good; supply light.
Onions Bcrmudas 81 per crate; good
demand; supply good.
Spinach 81 Dial 30 per barrel; demand
fair.
Green Onions-2Oa25c per dozen punches;
demand fair; supply fair.
ltadiSheS-25a%Oc per dozen lunches; de-
mand good; supply light.
Rhubarb-2O per dozen punches; de-
mand fair; supply good.
Lettuce--75c per buShel Of 10 pounds;
supply good; demand fair.
New Florida Cabbage-Si co per barrel
for long crates; 81 -, short crates; de-
mand fair; supply good
CuCumbCrS -6Oc per dozen.
Strawberries-lOal3c per quart; demand
good.
Peas-$l 5Oal - per bushel; demand
slow; supply good.
New York.
NEW YORK, May 5.-Flour-Ecceipts
~, 9Ol packages, exports IL 900 barrels
aud 26, U3Tsacks; low grades firm, Others
steady; sales lS7,W barrels Wheat
Receipts l5l l56 bushels; exports IA, GIG
bushels; spot lots a shade stronger; options
closed firm with best figures ruling; sales
;, 90, OUO bushels future and 59i, 900 bush
els spot; No. , Milwaukee Ole; ungraded
red Sjic; No. :; red 95c; No | red 9Sil
extra red 97lc; No. ; red May 6la96, C.
closing at &c; June 96!a91c, closing al
97c; July 9G.a9G,c, closing at 96,c; Au
gust 9ia9llc, closing at 94!c; September
9il9i{c, closing ut 9l.c; October 81 ,a9jc
December 9Gia91c, closing at sc; May
81 Ol ial OLE, closing at 81 0l{. Corn
Spot lots firm; options closed firm receipts
1905 bushels; exports $500 bushels
sales 392. 600 bushels futures and lis O0C
bushels spot; ungraded 47a4Sic: steamer
/ i6la4G{c; No. = May 47c; June, 47sa41{c
closing at 47ic; July ls!aisic, closing a
Isle; August 1890; September sole. Oat'
sc higher; receipts 1000 bushels; eX-
ports l., l23 bushels; sales $4,000 bushel:
| futures and $4,000 bushels spot; mixeC
western 3la36c; white do 31a4l3c. Hops
Dull; State lOa2Oc; California 7a20c
C0flee-Spot fair; market strong; options
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